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In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Genesis P-Orridge
British artist, musician and writer (1950-2020).
Born May 22nd, 1950 in Victoria Park. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2020 at 69 years old in Lower East Side (chronic myelomonocytic leukemia). [ref]
Buck Henry
American actor, screenwriter, and director (1930-2020).
Born December 9th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 8th, 2020 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait.
Born June 16th, 1929 in Kuwait City.
Died September 29th, 2020 at 91 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Alexi Laiho
Finnish musician (1979–2020).
Born April 8th, 1979 in Espoo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Shirley Knight
American actress (1936-2020).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Goessel.
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old in San Marcos. [ref]
Nicholas Parsons
British actor, rector and radio-tv presenter (1923-2020).
Born October 10th, 1923 in Grantham. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Aylesbury (fall). [ref]
Jerry Rawlings
Fourth president of the republic of ghana (1947-2020).
Born June 22nd, 1947 in Accra. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Wes Unseld
American basketball player and coach.
Born March 14th, 1946 in Louisville. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2020 at 74 years old in Catonsville (pneumonia). [ref]
Larry Kramer
American screenwriter, novelist, essayist, playwright, lgbt-rights and aids activist.
Born June 25th, 1935 in Bridgeport.
Died May 27th, 2020 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ja'Net DuBois
American actress (d. 2020).
Born August 5th, 1932 in Philadelphia.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Glendale (peripheral artery disease, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 1514
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